People v. Simpson CA3

FACTS AND HISTORY OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Case No. 23F5537

According to the police report to which defendant stipulated as the factual basis for his plea, in July 2023 Anderson police officers served a search warrant at a parcel of land with multiple residences. Officers detained several individuals found in the various residences, including defendant. In a bedroom that contained defendant’s belongings, officers located approximately 216 grams of methamphetamine, an operable digital scale, Ziploc style plastic baggies, and methamphetamine water bongs. A safe in the bedroom contained 43.9 grams of fentanyl, $2,000 in currency, and two handguns—a non- serialized Glock style “P80” handgun with an empty magazine and a threaded barrel, and a Glock 9-millimeter 43X that was reported stolen from Oregon. Officers arrested defendant. During their investigation, officers interviewed a woman who owned and lived in the residence where defendant was found; she told police she did not want defendant living there anymore due to frequent foot traffic around her property. A neighbor said she

2 saw at least five or six people a day, who appeared to be under the influence, visiting defendant’s…